1945–1981
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T. D. Bell
1922–1999
United States
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Biography
Tyler Dee Bell (December 26, 1922 – January 9, 1999), known as T. D. Bell, was an American blues guitarist. Bell was born in Belltown, Lee County, Texas. He played some banjo as a child, but played little guitar until after he left the army at the end of World War II. He was heavily influenced by T-Bone Walker and acquired the nickname "Little T-Bone" when he started playing in clubs in the Rockdale area in the late 1940s, alongside Roosevelt "Grey Ghost" Williams.
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